Encino, Calif.-based Pure Beauty, one of the newest entrants in the competitive cosmetics market, just completed construction of its 2,400-square-foot store at The District of Green Valley in Las Vegas (above). The chain, which goes up against...

At first glance, Misu Entertainment Inc.'s La Cittadella, a mixed-use complex, looks like an Italian hill village, with floors stacked asymmetrically like Jenga blocks. But hidden inside the sloped walls is a 54,876-square-foot open-air retail...

Some analysts say General Growth Properties' high-rolling purchase of the Grand Canal Shoppes at the Venetian Hotel in Las Vegas may be a gamble, particularly considering the recent fall in REIT stock prices. General Growth's shares have fallen...

Now that JCPenney has $3.5 billion burning a hole in its pocket, how will the company spend the proceeds from the sale of its Eckerd division? Penney's isn't interested in Target's Mervyn's or Marshall Field's divisions; but it may pick up a few...

Olly Shoes thinks it's found the right fit by promising frazzled parents their kids' toes won't be scrunched in ill-fitting shoes, thanks to a patented foot-measuring technology. The Toronto-based shoe chain, created by the founders of Staples and...

When Montgomery Ward went bankrupt in 2001, a Fort Worth, Tex., landmark closed its doors — creating a huge problem for developers and civic leaders. What do you do with an eight-story, 960,000-square-foot office and distribution center on 40...